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Daily Compliance News

March 28, 2022 the No Conflicts Edition


In today’s edition of Daily Compliance News:

  • H-GAG says it can’t enforce its own COI rules. (Houston Chronicle)
  • London insurance firms caught up in bribery probe.  (Bloomberg)
  • Do you trust Google AI to review your medical records? (WSJ)
  • Another 3M loss in military ear plugs litigation. (Reuters)
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Corruption, Crime and Compliance

Episode 229 – DOJ Charges TV Producer with Violations of Crimea – Related Sanctions Program


In another indication of DOJ’s aggressive approach to enforcement of sanctions against Russia, DOJ announced the indictment of a TV producer for violations of the Crimea-Related Russian sanctions program. As outlined in the indictment, Jack Hanick, a former Fox News executive, was indicted for sanctions violations stemming from his long-time relationship with a prohibited Russian oligarch (Specially Designated National) relating to the creation and promotion of the Russian Television Network.
In this episode, Michael Volkov reviews DOJ’s indictment and the facts surrounding Hanick’s conduct.

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Daily Compliance News

March 22, 2022 the Institutional Corruption Edition


In today’s edition of Daily Compliance News:

  • Crypto an unlikely route for sanctions evasion. (WSJ)
  • Lebanese central bank chief charged with corruption.  (WSJ)
  • Met still ‘institutionally corrupt’? (BBC)
  • Wells Fargo sued for red-lining. (Bloomberg)
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Daily Compliance News

March 21, 2022 the CCO Liability Edition


In today’s edition of Daily Compliance News:

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This Week in FCPA

Episode 295 – the Baseball is Back edition


MLB and the players manage to work out their differences as Tom Brady unretires. Jay and  Tom to look at some of the week’s top compliance and ethics stories in the Baseball is Back edition.

Stories

  1. Is ESG in crisis? Lawrence Heim in practicalESG.

2.     Compliance-The Single. Matt Kelly in Radical Compliance.
3.     Corporate investigations and waiver of privilege. Debevoise lawyers in Compliance and Enforcement.
4.     Fear based compliance. Mike Volkov in Corruption Crime and Compliance.
5.     A view on corruption from the front lines. Tom and Matt interview Tim Khasinov-Batirov on Compliance into the Weeds. Matt blogs in Radical Compliance.
6.     Holistic 3rd party management. Mike Volkov, Susanna Cagle and Carol Williams in Risk and Compliance Matters.
7.     What kind of person resists a bribe? Gary Drevitch in Psychology Today.
8.     Ethisphere announces 2022 WME.  Ethisphere Press Release. Erica Salmon Byrne on the FCPA Compliance Report.
9.     Are cyber whistleblowers different. Kenji Price, Scott Ferber and Mark Schreiber in CCI.
10.  If you are going to IPO, better ESG first. Bob Conlin in Forbes.com.

Podcasts and More

11.  In March on The Compliance Life, I visit with Audrey Harris, Managing Director at AMI, formerly CCO at BHP. In Part 1, she discusses her academic background and early professional career. In Episode 2, Audrey moves to the CCO chair at BHP. In Episode 3, she moves back to private practice.
12.  Tom and Megan Dougherty are back with 2 more episodes of the MCU series. Guardians of the Galaxy Part 1 and Part 2.
13.  Taxman: On the Intersection of Tax and Compliance. A 5-part series with Tracy Howell. Part 1-why compliance needs to talk to tax. Part 2-transfer pricing. Part 3-why tax needs a seat at the table. Part 4-tax and supply chain. Part 5-tax and ESG.
14.  Tom visits with Hill Country Joanne Easley on The Hill Country Podcast.

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Daily Compliance News

March 18, 2022 the IRS in the Oligarch Hunt Edition


In today’s edition of Daily Compliance News:

  • IRS in on oligarch asset hunt. (NYT)
  • Blockchain for baseball investors.  (Bloomberg)
  • Federal judge cautions hiring those who protest. (Reuters)
  • Corruption impacts almost half of Indian citizens. (Business Standard)
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Daily Compliance News

March 16, 2022 the Privacy Police Edition


In today’s edition of Daily Compliance News:

  • California creating its Privacy Police. (NYT)
  • Resisting corruption.  (PsychToday)
  • Exxon loses dismissal request. (Reuters)
  • Swedbank in AML hot water again. (WSJ)
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Daily Compliance News

March 15, 2022 the Compliance is Complicated Edition


In today’s edition of Daily Compliance News:

  • Compliance is complicated in the shadow of Russia. (WSJ)
  • Tencent looking at big AML fine in China.  (WSJ)
  • Corruption and death in Brazil’s imperial city. (FT)
  • Russia and managing political risk. (FCPA Blog)
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Daily Compliance News

March 11, 2022 the Enablers Edition


In today’s edition of Daily Compliance News:

  • Another BitMex founder pleads guilty. (WSJ)
  • Corruption stripping Cameroon?  (Crux)
  • The Enablers of Russian oligarchs. (NYT)
  • Regime change in Pakistan? (Bloomberg)
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Everything Compliance

Episode 95, the Russia Invades Ukraine Edition


Welcome to the only roundtable podcast in compliance. The entire gang was also recently honored by W3 as a top talk show in podcasting. In this episode, we have the quartet of Jonathan Marks, Karen Woody, Jonathan Armstrong, Tom Fox and Matt Kelly. We dedicate the entire episode to compliance issues arising from the Russia invasion of Ukraine. We conclude with our fan favorite Shout Outs and Rants.

  1. Karen Woody considers the impact of corruption in both Russia and Ukraine going forward. Karen shouts out to the Ukraine’s U.N. Ambassador Sergiy Kyslytsya for his impassioned plea for Russia to stop its invasion of his country this week, at the United Nations.
  1. Matt Kelly looks at the export control issues and sanctions issued by the US and its allies in this arena. Kelly shouts out Jackson Reffitt, who testified against his father in his father’s Capital Insurrection trial.
  1. Jonathan Marks discusses the sanctions which have been levied by the Biden Administration, how to assess this evolving risk and the role of the Board in managing this risk. Marks rants about Bob Blaffert (again)  and shouts out to Sonny Johnson, an autistic basketballer who made the game winning shot that helped his team win its final game of the season.
  1. Jonathan Armstrong looks at how the shooting war in the Ukraine has spilled over into a cyber war across the globe. Armstrong shouts out to Paddington Bear for giving comfort to refugees across the globe and to the voice of Paddington Bear, Ukrainian President Zelensky.
  1. Tom Fox shouts out to the Texas GOP for stopping AG Ken Paxton from renomination in the party’s primary and for forcing him into a run-off with George P. Bush.

 The members of the Everything Compliance are:

  • Jay Rosen– Jay is Vice President, Business Development Corporate Monitoring at Affiliated Monitors. Rosen can be reached at JRosen@affiliatedmonitors.com
  • Karen Woody – One of the top academic experts on the SEC. Woody can be reached at kwoody@wlu.edu
  • Matt Kelly – Founder and CEO of Radical Compliance. Kelly can be reached at mkelly@radicalcompliance.com
  • Jonathan Armstrong –is our UK colleague, who is an experienced data privacy/data protection lawyer with Cordery in London. Armstrong can be reached at armstrong@corderycompliance.com
  • Jonathan Marks is Partner, Firm Practice Leader – Global Forensic, Compliance & Integrity Services at Baker Tilly. Marks can be reached at marks@bakertilly.com

The host and producer, ranter (and sometime panelist) of Everything Compliance is Tom Fox the Voice of Compliance. He can be reached at tfox@tfoxlaw.com. Everything Compliance is a part of the Compliance Podcast Network.